Use this screen to release multiple EBOMs simultaneously. When you first access this screen, only unreleased EBOM assemblies with standard parts from the Maintain EBOM and/or Release EBOM screens display in the table window. No provisional parts will display, because provisional parts cannot be included in released EBOMs. Similarly, if the EBOM assembly is a standard part, but provisional component parts exist, these provisional component parts will not automatically load. This screen is available only if you selected the Use Engineering Bills of Material checkbox in the BOM Corporate Settings subtask of the BOM Settings screen.
You cannot release an assembly if there are unreleased subassemblies in the Components subtask. Unreleased lower-level assemblies must have a "Released" BOM status in the Maintain EBOM or Release EBOM screens before the higher-level assemblies can be released on a given multi-level EBOM.
These fields display the assembly part ID, applicable revision number, and part description for the EBOM assembly.
This field initially displays "U" (Unreleased) for the unreleased EBOM assembly. The Part Status must be "R" (Released), "O" (Obsolete), or "S" (Phase-out) before the EBOM Status can be "R" (Released). Similarly, if the component part is an EBOM subassembly (i.e., the Subassembly field is "Y" in the Components subtask), the Component BOM Status field and the Release Comp field must be "R" and "Y" (Released), respectively, before the EBOM can be released. If the component part is not a subassembly, the Release Comp field must be "Y" (Released), and the Component Part Status must be "Released," "Obsolete" or "Phase-out" before the assembly's EBOM Status can be "R" (Released). If the Component Part Status is "Pre-release" or "Estimating," use the Basic Part Data screen, Maintain EBOM screen, or Release EBOM screen to change the part status.
If you change this field to "R" (Released) and non-subassembly, unreleased component parts exist (i.e., the Component BOM Status field and the Release Comp field are both "N") whose Component Part Status is "Released," "Obsolete," or "Phase-out," you will receive a message asking whether you would like to release these components. Select OK to do so, and the components will be released when you save the record (i.e., the Release Comp field will change to "Y"). If you change this field to "R" (Released) and try to save the record while the component's Component BOM Status field is "U" (Unreleased), the system will display a warning message indicating that the EBOM cannot be released (along with a list of the components' part/revision numbers) because the component part is an unreleased subassembly. You must change the component's BOM status to "Released" in the Maintain EBOM or Release EBOM screen. You must release lower-level assemblies before the higher-level assemblies on a given multi-level EBOM.
This field displays the current status of the assembly part. You can modify this required field to one of five options: "E" (Estimating), "O" (Obsolete), "P" (Pre-release), "R" (Released), and "S" (Phase-out) by entering, or using Lookup to select, a new part status. The value in this field is linked to the part status Type field in the Basic Part Data screen (in Product Definition) and the Part Status field in the Maintain EBOM and Release EBOM screens. The assembly part's status must be "R" (Released), "O" (Obsolete), or "S" (Phase-out) before the EBOM Status can be "R" (Released). You cannot release an EBOM if the Part Status field is "P" (Pre-release) or "E" (Estimating).
This field displays the assembly part type code from the Basic Part Data screen in Costpoint Product Definition: "B" (Buy w/Comp), "S" (Standard), "P" (Phantom), "R" (Reference), and "T" (Tool).
This field displays the inventory unit of measure for the assembly.
This field displays the "M" (Make)/"B" (Buy) status of the assembly.
This field displays text notes about the assembly.
This field displays the latest date and time on which the assembly record was modified.
This field displays the user ID of the individual who made the latest modification to the assembly record.
This system-maintained field displays a code that indicates the method used for the most recent change to the EBOM:
"M" (Manual) displays when a user-defined change has occurred for the EBOM record in either the Maintain EBOM or Release EBOM screens.
"E" (ECN-Engineering Change Notice) displays when a change has occurred for the EBOM record as it relates to Costpoint Engineering Change Notices.
"C" (Clone EBOM) displays when the EBOM was copied from another existing EBOM using the Clone function.
"S" (Mass Component Change) displays when the Perform Mass Component Change screen has been used to perform a mass component change for this EBOM record.
"V" (Provisional Part Conversion) displays when the Convert Provisional Part To Standard Part screen in Costpoint Product Definition has been used to convert a provisional part to a standard part.
"B" (Copy from MBOM) displays when the Copy Bills of Material screen has been used to copy an EBOM from an MBOM.
"P" (Copy from PBOM) displays when the Copy Bills of Material screen has been used to copy an EBOM from a PBOM.
This field displays the user ID of the person who first entered the assembly into the system.
If the selected part exists as an MBOM assembly part, this field displays the release status of the MBOM: "R" (Released), "P" (Partially Released), or "U" (Unreleased). If the part is not an MBOM assembly, this field will display "N" (Not applicable) for the line.
If the MBOM Release Status field is "R," this field displays the date on which the MBOM was released in the system. If the MBOM Release Status field displays "P," "U," or "N," this field will be blank.
If the MBOM Release Status field is populated, this field displays the latest date on which a change occurred to the MBOM, if applicable. If the MBOM Release Status field is blank, this field will not be populated.
Select this pushbutton to view the EBOM for the selected assembly.
Select this pushbutton to view the documents linked to the parts of the selected assembly.
The information in this screen is stored in the PART table. Information is also stored in and/or pulled from the ENG_BOM, ITEM, PART, S_PART_TYPE, and ITEM_UM tables. Functions for the Release Multiple Engineering BOMs screen are also dependent on the BOM_SETTINGS and BOM_SETTINGS_CORP tables.